HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College men's tennis team fell, 6-1, in a New England Small College Athletic Conference matchup against the visiting Bates College Bobcats on Sunday afternoon.

The Bantams' lone point came from first-year Maxim Golubenko in the No. 4 singles match. Golubenko delivered a dominant 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bates' Tylan Ozkuzey.

Several singles contests were tightly contested, with all matches extending to third sets. Senior John Pope and sophomore Andrew Nelson each battled into third-set tiebreakers before ultimately falling.

In doubles play, the Trinity pairing of Brandon Felcher and John Pope earned a 6-3 victory. In the No. 3 doubles match, Maxim Kauffman and Andrew Nelson narrowly dropped a 7-6 decision, surrendering the doubles point to the Bobcats.

Match Results

Doubles (1 Point Awarded)
Theo Sardain / Phillippe Kosyagin (B) def. Clarke, Keyon'Dre / Buoro, Rico (TC) 6-3
Felcher, Brandon / Pope, John (TC) def. Eric Diop / Josh Maller (B) 6-3
Nicolas Ozer / James Sacco (B) def. Kauffman, Maxim / Nelson, Andrew (TC) 7-6

Singles
Phillippe Kosyagin (B) def. Luca Garbati (TC) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-4
Eric Diop(B) def. John Pope (TC) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
Theo Sardain (B) def. Andrew Nelson (TC) 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-0 (10-6)
Maxim Golubenko (TC) def. Tylan Ozkuzey (B) 6-3, 6-1
Rocco Regnier (B) def. Thompson Brown (TC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Nicolas Ozer (B) def. Brandon Felcher (TC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

TRINITY ATHLETICS